Device for mowing hay.



G. H PERKINS.

DEVICE FOR MOWING HAY.

APPLICATION man JAN. 3. 1911 Patented 0%; 9,1917.

WITNESS-E ATTORNEY DEVICE FOR MOWING HAY.

APPLICATION FILED ]AN.3.1917. 1,%,53 Patented 0ct.'9,1917.

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GARDNER H. PERKINS, F GAZENOVIA, NEW YORK.

DEVICE FOR MOWING HAY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented (tot. 9, 1917.

Application filed January 3, 1917. Serial No. 140,414.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GARDNER H. PERKINS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cazenovia, in the county of Madison and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Devices for Mowing Hay, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for mo v ing hay, grain and the like, and it has for its object to produce a device known as a mower of simple and improved construction 4 which may be suspended from a car running on a track beneath the ridge pole of a barn or mow, saidfmower being adapted toreceive a load deposited thereon by an ordinary hay fork for the purpose of depositing such load on themow in the most desirable position.

A further object of the invention is to so construct and arrange the mower that it may be rotated about a vertical axis for the purpose of depositing the load in the desired direction, and tilted to any desired extent so that theload may gravitationally slide the desired distance away from the mower so that it may befdeposited in the most d sirable location.

A further object of the invention is to so construct the mower that it may be held in a steady condition while receiving the load of hay from the hay fork or other source precise structural details therein exhibited,

but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of the claims may be resorted to when desired.

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Figure l is a perspective view showing the improved device mounted in position for operation.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the mower.

" Fig. 3 is'a side elevation.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 44 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 55 1n Fig. 3.

Corresponding parts in the several fig-* ures are denoted by like characters of referen C6.

The improved mower is composed mainly of a plurality of bars 15 provided at their rearward ends with tenons 16 engaging re- 'cesses or mortises in a cross bar 1'! whereby the rearward ends of the bars 15 are assembled in equidistantly spaced relation. Transverse top and bottom bars 18, 19 ex- Itend across the longitudinal bars 15, said top and bottom bars being clamped on the bars 15 by means of clamp bolts 20 which are arranged adjacent to the side faces of the bars 15, the'latter being thereby securely assembled without weakening said bars by bolt holes or the like. Pivotally connected with the bars 15 near the rear ends thereof are arms 21 that extend obliquely in an upward and forward direction, said arms being forwardly converged and connected together near their upper front ends by means of a bolt 22 having a clevis 23, said clevis being preferably constructed to include a swivel joint 24 about the axis of which the mower may rotate. The mower is suspended by the clevis 23 from a car25 traveling on a track 26 beneath the ridge pole of abarn or other structure, said track being the same which 1s provided for the use of the car 0 of an ordinary conventionalhay fork, the latter being shown at D. Connected with each of the bars 15 in advance of the transverse bars 18, 19 is a loop 27 of wire, wire rope or the like, said loop encircling one of the arms 21. This construction permits the forward ends of the bars 15 to swing upwardly with respect to the arms 21, while movement in a downward direction of the forward ends of the bars 15 will be limited by the presence of said loops.

Secured on the rearward face of the rear cross bar 17 is a facing bar 28 having rearwardly extending spikes 29, the purpose; of which will be presently set forth. Secured tothe outermost bars 15 well in advance of the cross bars 18, 19, are hand ropes 30, and a similar hand rope 31 issecured to one of the bars 15 to the rearward of the cross bars 18 and 19, intermediate the same.v and the rear cross bar 17. By means of these three ropes t-hemower may be ,manipulated by pulling the same soasto cause the car the ropes maybe connected for the purpose of holding the mowersteady in adjusted position may also be "provided in'suitable II locations along the walls of the barn.

' Thetrack 26 on which the car 'is mounted may, as stated, be the same track which II is usually provided for the travelingcar of an ordinary conven'tlonal hay fork D,

in connection with'which the present 111-. i v I I ,gitudmal bars hav ng tenons at then rearvcntion is intended to be used.

In the operation of the invention, the

mo'wer'is first moved along't'he track tothe tion of one side of the barn.

position where it is to be used. The hand fropes arenow utilized to swingthe mower about the aXisof the swivel'member 24 until 1' "the free ends of the bars'l5 point inthe di- 'rection whereit is desired to discharge the "hay or grain. The hand ropes 'a're neXt uti- "lized to tilt the mOWer until the bars 15 occupy a more or less inclined position which, it is judgechwill guide material ,de- 7 posited thereon in the proper direction, a swinging movementbeing also imparted to the mower, whereby the spikes 29 will be caused to engage some of the roof rafters,

the latter being shown at 33,,thus preserving I the inclined position of the bars ofthe mower which will be further securely maintained in position by connecting" the hand ropes with one of the cleats 32. The mower, I

being now insubstantially the positiOn'indicated in Fig. 1, is ready for operation "When a load'of hay arrives, the fork o rcarrying implement D is moved'along'thetrack 26 to a position as closely as possible adjacent to the mower constituting the present invention, after which the load'is dumped on the'bars 15 of said mower, being thereby guided or deflected, as desired, inthedirec- Any desired number of loads may thus be deposited before the position ofthe mower is changed.

WVheh this is to be done'the hand ropes are detached from the cleat and utilized, by

pulling thereon, to disengage the spikes 1 fromthe roof rafters, after which the mower maybe rotated about the axis of the swivel member 24 or moved along the track tothe next desired position, after which it is again I made fast, and the operation repeated.

l/Vhen hay, grain or thelike is deposited directly on the mow by means ofa fork or 60,

other instrumentality, it will be dumped on the center of the mow or along the central medial line, thereby throwing the heaviest weight along such medial line which will thus become packed to a degreemuch in excess ofthe sides of the mow, thereby causi'ng Jgreat' expense of labor.

'mow burning and great deterioration in convenient and labor-saving manner, and

the packing of the central portion of the mowv by depositing 'heavy loads directly j'thereon will be entirely I avoided.

Having thus described the invention, what 1s claimed as new, is z- I I l. A mower compris ng a plurality ,of lonwa'rd' ends, a rear crossbar having recesses receiving the tenons, intermediate transverse top and,bottom bars, clamp belts positioned adjacent tothe side faces of thelongitudinal bars andasse'mbling th s i li e with ,thejtop bottom bars, andfsuspending meansineluding upwardly converging arms connected 'pivotally with the l0n-,

verse" top, and bottom' barefand means for limiting the swinging movement of the lon- 'giti'idii'ial'bars relative'to said arms.

2. A mower comprising a plurality of lon- I I 1 v i E gitudl'nal bars to the rearward of the trans gitudinal bars having tenons at their "rearward. ends, arear cross bar having recesses rece ving the tenons, intermediate transverse top and bottom bars, clampbolts positioned adjacent to the side faces ofthe longitudinal 'bars and assemblingthe same with the top and bottom bars, andlOOPsIconnectedfwith the longitudinal. bars and surrounding the oblique arms to limit the swinging movement of the longitudinal bar s're lative to said arms.

8. A mowe'r composed of a plurality of bin gimdinntars, a rear cross bar, intermediate top and bottom'barsand clamp bolts whereby the parts are assembled, upwardly and forwardly convergent arms pivotally. con- I inected with some of'the longitudinalbars to the rearward "of the t ansve se top bottom bars, means for limiting the swinging movement of the longitudinal bars with re spectto said arms, means connected withthe arms for suspending the mower, a inovably supported car from'which'the mower is sus pended, and hand ropes connectedwith the longitudinal bars of the mower to the for-i ward and to the rearward ,of the trans'verse top and bottom bars. p

45111 a device of the class described, a movably s'upported'car, a mower comprising suitably connected'and assembled longitu dinal bars, forwardly and upwardly con I vergent arms pivotally "connected therewith, means for llmltmg the swinging movement .Of the longitudinal bars relatively to the "arms, and handrppes connected lwitht'the,

movement thereof in any direction, and

means including a swivel device for sus- 15 pending the mower from the car, said mower being provided with rearwardly extending spikes.

6. In a device of the class described, a

movably supported car, and a tiltable mower 20 suspended from said car, said mower being provided with rearwardly extending spikes and with hand ropes whereby it may be manipulated.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. 25

GARDNER H. PERKINS.

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